Difference between revisions of "File Sharing"
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* Allows sharing files with non-Dropbox users. Users can save their files on the Public folder and send the link to these documents to others, without requiring people to sign up for Dropbox | * Allows sharing files with non-Dropbox users. Users can save their files on the Public folder and send the link to these documents to others, without requiring people to sign up for Dropbox | ||
|Doesn’t enable users to edit a document at the same time | |Doesn’t enable users to edit a document at the same time | ||
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| + | |[http://www.box.net/home/ Box] | ||
| + | |Cloud content management system to manage and access content online. | ||
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| + | * Free web storage up to 5 GB for non-commercial use | ||
| + | * File size limit of 25 MB | ||
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| + | * Files can be shared as links | ||
| + | * Access available on mobile devices like iPhone or Blackberry | ||
| + | |Features like syncing files to desktop and integration with Google Docs only available through paid subscription | ||
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Revision as of 11:22, 20 October 2011
 FILE SHARING |
| File sharing refers to the public and private sharing of computer files or data in a network, with various levels of access privilege assigned. Typically file sharing requires users to upload files and download files from a server. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, however, does not follow the traditional model of uploading and downloading files from a Web site. Instead, files are shared directly from personal computer to personal computer with no intermediate server — it is thus, peer to peer. File sharing allows a number of people to access one file, being able to do some combinations of reading, writing or modifying, copying and printing. In order to share files, a file transfer system called the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) has become widely-used. FTP can be used to access (read and possibly write to) files shared among a particular set of users with a password.[1] |
 File sharing tools |
| Below is a list of file sharing tools that allow users to share content online: |
| Tools | Description | Characteristics | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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| Dropbox | Downloadable tool (14 MB) which works like any other folder on the computer. |
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Doesn’t enable users to edit a document at the same time |
| Box | Cloud content management system to manage and access content online. |
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Features like syncing files to desktop and integration with Google Docs only available through paid subscription |
| Google Docs | Online space which allow you to share and collaborate online. |
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Requires the user to have a gmail account |
References
- ↑ http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/definition/file-sharing (26 September 2011), http://www.bsacybersafety.com/threat/p2p.cfm (26 September 2011)